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1. Integrating Cardiovascular Disease Risk Calculators into Primary Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   February 01, 2022 - Tools for Change Search for Tools & Resources Integrating Cardiovascular Disease Risk … Search for Tools & Resources Integrating Cardiovascular Disease Risk … Calculators into Primary Care Resource: Integrating Cardiovascular Disease Risk Calculators … originally created February 2022 Internet Citation: Integrating Cardiovascular Disease Risk … https://www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/tools/cvd-risk-calculator.html   Back

2. Initial Risk Assessment for Immobility-Related Pressure Ulcer Within 24 Hours of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Admission | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   August 01, 2021 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Home Pediatric Quality Measures Program PQMP Measures Initial Risk … Measure Implementation & Quality Improvement PQMP Grantees Initial Risk … reviewed August 2021 Page originally created August 2021 Internet Citation: Initial Risk … https://www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/initial-risk-assessment.html   Back

3. Chapter 3. Risk-Informed Interventions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   April 01, 2018 - Risk-Informed Interventions Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Proactive Risk … Contents Importance Measures Importance measures are used to rank the most significant individual risks … of the other risks in the model. … For example, the Birnbaum measure ranks the risks based upon the relative contribution of individual … beneficiaries in ASCs and sponsors the integrated data sources necessary to investigate ASC infection risks

4. Health Care Facility Design Safety Risk Assessment Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   October 01, 2020 - Patient Safety Resources by Setting Hospital Health Care Facility Design Safety Risk … Assessing safety risks and incorporating preventive measures into the design of health care facilities … safety problems as health care-associated infections, patient falls, medication errors, and security risks … Functions as a quality check tool that allows teams to take into account level of priority and risk as … toolkit uses an evidence-based approach to identify solutions, proactive process that can mitigate risk

5. Chapter 4. Assessing Surgeon Acceptance of Risk Adjustment Models | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   April 01, 2018 - models; the variables that they consider important among their patients, and the appropriateness and relative … risks of those variables; and ideas on optimizing feedback to enhance performance. … of risk might be considered, such as risks for emergency surgery patients versus those for elective … surgery patients; risks for a patient with managed comorbidities versus those for patients with poorly … managed or undocumented comorbidities; risks for patients in compliance with medical recommendations

6. Chapter 4. Choose the Model To Assess VTE and Bleeding Risk | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   October 01, 2022 - risk, IPC until bleeding risk diminishes … this moderate threshold for prophylaxis may be appropriate for patients without significant bleeding risks … Assessing Bleeding Risk Bleeding risk is weighed along with a concurrent VTE risk assessment. … VTE risk models. … risk factors or multiple other risk factors. 14 Note that several of these risk factors are also frequently

7. Behavioral Health Risk Assessment (pdf file)
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   December 31, 2015 - Behavioral Health Risk Assessment Behavioral Health Risk Assessment Section 1. … Measure Name Behavioral Health Risk Assessment 1.B. Measure Number 0085 1.C. … and are putting their babies at risk. … The babies born to mothers who underwent the Early Start program had lower risks of requiring neonatal-assisted … Physician cost profiling--reliability and risk of misclassification.

8. Chapter 1. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   April 01, 2018 - These risks can result in surgical mishaps, ranging from infections to wrong site surgeries. … This occurs not only because the rates of known risks may be increased, but also because additional, … Given that one of the greatest risks during the perioperative period is infection, infection control … ST-PRA is particularly helpful for estimating risks in outcomes that are very rare, such as the risk … and combinations of risks, and the design of an intervention aimed at reducing the risk of SSIs.

9. Tool 3H: Morse Fall Scale for Identifying Fall Risk Factors | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   July 01, 2023 - The total score may be used to predict future falls, but it is more important to identify risk factors … using the scale and then plan care to address those risk factors. … Note that this scale may not capture the risk factors that are most important on your hospital ward, … for falls <25: Low risk 25-45: Moderate risk >45: High risk ______________ * Weak … by each institution based on the risk profile of its patients.

10. The SHARE Approach—Communicating Numbers to Your Patients: A Reference Guide for Health Care Providers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2020 - Avoid explaining risks in purely descriptive terms (such as "low risk"). 5 For example, say, "Studies … Give absolute risk instead of relative risk. 1 Absolute risk estimates the number of health events among … Communicating risks and benefits: an evidence-based user’s guide. Silver Spring (MD): U.S. … Strategies to help patients understand risks. BMJ 2003 Sep 27;327(7417):745-8. … What Are the Risks of Having a Stent? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

11. Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - Research Findings & Reports Grantee Final Reports: Patient Safety Proactive Risk … Risk-Informed Interventions Chapter 4. Conclusions and Next Steps Appendix A. … assessment, to identify the realm of risk factors associated with surgical site infections resulting … factors identified by the proactive risk assessment. … ST-PRA Development     Overview of Sociotechnical Probabilistic Risk Assessment     Data Sources    

12. 3. Which fall prevention practices do you want to use? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2013 - a system in place to ask the same key questions of each patient so that risks are not missed. … risks. … This includes planning for any risks found on the risk factor assessment tool, such as mobility challenges … for falls because the benefits outweigh the risks, but the important point is that fall risk was considered … The care plan helps all staff members to be aware of a patient's risks.

13. Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2013 - Risk-Informed Interventions Chapter 4. Conclusions and Next Steps Appendix A. … To achieve a better understanding of how structural and process elements may affect the risk for SSIs … ST-PRA is particularly helpful for estimating risks in outcomes that are very rare, such as the risk … Step 2—Identify the dependencies and interactions among risk points. … Next Steps The use of ST-PRA as a modeling tool to identify risks in the ASC environment is an important

14. Chapter 2. ST-PRA Development | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - engineering tool that was developed in the 1970s to quantify risks and identify threats to the safety … It utilizes both quantitative and qualitative data to "map" the risks associated with adverse outcomes … In addition to helping establish the risks and finalize the inputs to the ST-PRA models, the literature … To assist with modeling the risks associated with SSIs in the ambulatory surgery setting, it was necessary … assessment models about the risks for acquiring an SSI in these settings and created the opportunity

15. Appendix A, Pt. 2 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - Conclusions Open fracture or a history of diabetes both lead to a higher relative risk of a wound complication … Additional Risk Factors include prior VTE, age (patients >40 are at significantly increased risk compared … Risk factors were identified for SSI by case-control analysis. … Risks include effusions (12% or procedures), deep vein thrombosis (1.8%-46%), nerve injuries, and arterial … predicted 8.1%); High risk — tourniquet time >60 min (predicted 14.3%).

16. Chapter 4. Conclusions and Next Steps | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - Study Strengths and Limitations ST-PRA is a valuable and important tool for assessing the risks associated … unique combinations of risks that contribute to the adverse outcome. … Return to Contents Next Steps The use of ST-PRA as a modeling tool to identify risks in the ASC … years, there have been a variety of methods and tools designed to improve our understanding of the many risks … and easier to use by health care providers as they attempt to improve system design and reduce the risks

17. Electronic Student Health Questionnaire (eSHQ) enhances risk assessment for adolescents | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2015 - Problems Addressed Adolescence is a time when numerous risks to health emerge. 1 Failure to assess … these risks systematically can cause providers to miss opportunities to intervene and change risky behaviors … In general, discussing health risks with adolescents can promote healthy habits and improve care overall … Lack of electronic data makes it hard to track whether students’ risks have been addressed, both on an … Providers credited the eSHQ with facilitating discussions about risks with adolescents and referrals

18. Availability of Multidisciplinary Outpatient Care for Women With High Risk Pregnancies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2021 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … PQMP Measures Availability of Multidisciplinary Outpatient Care for Women With High Risk … Grantees Availability of Multidisciplinary Outpatient Care for Women With High Risk … Pregnancies Measure Domain: Availability of Services Measure Sub-Domain: High-Risk Obstetrics … Internet Citation: Availability of Multidisciplinary Outpatient Care for Women With High Risk

19. Availability of Outpatient Maternal Fetal Medicine and Specialty Care for Women With High Risk Pregnancies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2021 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Availability of Outpatient Maternal Fetal Medicine and Specialty Care for Women With High Risk … Availability of Outpatient Maternal Fetal Medicine and Specialty Care for Women With High Risk … Pregnancies Measure Domain: Availability of Services Measure Sub-Domain: High-Risk Obstetrics … Citation: Availability of Outpatient Maternal Fetal Medicine and Specialty Care for Women With High Risk

20. High Risk Deliveries at Facilities With 24/7 In-House Blood Banking/Transfusion Services Available | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2021 - Opportunity Guidance AHRQ Grants Policy Notices AHRQ Informed Consent & Authorization Toolkit for Minimal Risk … Home Pediatric Quality Measures Program PQMP Measures High Risk … Publications Measure Implementation & Quality Improvement PQMP Grantees High Risk … Transfusion Services Available Measure Domain: Availability of Services Measure Sub-Domain: High-Risk … last reviewed August 2021 Page originally created August 2021 Internet Citation: High Risk